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Walrus Audio Voyager MkII

Walrus Audio Voyager MkII The Walrus Audio Voyager MkII is the complete redesign of the Oklahoma-based company's very first pedal, launched in 2011. Like for many other young pedal companies, it was a Klon Centaur's clone.... Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Voyager MkII

SuperCool Pedals Thneed Klon

A Canadian evolution of the Klon Centaur circuit, the SuperCool Pedals Thneed is a versatile and responsive light-to-mid gain overdrive pedal with a smooth, clear tone that naturally sits well in a mix.... Click on the title for more

SuperCool Pedals Thneed Klon

Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKI & MKII

Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKII Built in the UK and equipped with two OC75 and one OC76 NOS transistors, the Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKII is a high-end, made-to-order tone bender replica with top-quality NOS parts. ... Click on the title for more

Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKI & MKII

REVV G2 Distortion

New Pedal: Analog Music Company Notorious Rabbit Octave Fuzz

Analog Music Company Notorious Rabbit is a compact analog octave fuzz pedal that uses a nonlinear gain architecture and passive filtering to produce uniquely synthetic and dynamic tones.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Analog Music Company Notorious Rabbit Octave Fuzz

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo bears that name for a particular reason: it aims to offer, in a compact case, the legendary sound of U2's The Edge as heard in The Joshua Tree, a 1987 album that featured a signature guitar sound drenched in a rhythmic yet ambient delay.... Click on the title for more

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

LPD Pedals Sixty8 Overdrive

LPD Pedals Sixty8 LPD Pedals is an Arizona-based builder that seems to have a keen interest in the sound of Marshall Plexi amps, since five out of six of their releases are pedals recreating different flavors of that legendary tone - while the sixth is a delay.... Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Sixty8 Overdrive

Fish Circuits Model One Overdrive

JHS 3 Series Tape Delay

The JHS 3-Series Tape Delay marks another milestone in the Kansas City-based company’s mission to deliver affordable ($99), boutique-quality solutions for every type of effect pedal. This latest addition builds on their success in the delay category, following the 3-Series Delay (with analog and digital odes) and the Oil Can Delay, further solidifying JHS’s reputation for combining accessibility with premium tone.... Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Tape Delay

Benson Germanium Preamp

The Benson Germanium Preamp is a variation on the Portland-based company's pedal that put them on the stompbox map: the Preamp, an overdrive/distortion that slowly conquered the ears of a growing number of guitarists. This Germanium version was built on the experience gathered by Chris Benson while working on the Germanium Boost.... Click on the title for more

Benson Germanium Preamp

Line 6 POD Express

Those who've been around "long enough" will have fond memories of the day in 1998 when they saw, and then heard the very first Line 6 Pod. It was the first mass-produced device to deliver, in a rather small package and rather faithfully, the tones of a myriad of different guitar amps - aka: the first amp modeler. Nobody knows why it took Line 6 this long to put the POD in a stompbox, but that day has come: enter the Line 6 Pod Express.... Click on the title for more

Line 6 POD Express

New Pedal: Diamond Boost/EQ

Diamond Boost/EQ The Diamond Boost/EQ is a modern reimagining of a concept that began with a custom, compression-free version of the Diamond Compressor.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Diamond Boost/EQ